In Town and Country News Roundup
Mitchell and surrounding towns report a busy stretch with teaching assignments new jobs and moves for residents Misses Rogan and Duncan start winter teaching Parkston to Platte and Loomis while Hardy returns to Evanston to study at Northwestern University A wedding at the Methodist church links Leroy M Mabobott and Iva M Butts plus multiple social events and a New Year dance at Odd Fellows hall highlight local life.
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Gottlieb
Adolph Scheurenbrand
Frewont
Sioux City
Rogan
Parkston
Charlotte Duncan
Platte
Madge Corwin
Alexandria
Clarion D
Hardys
Evanston
Northwesterns University
Clara A.slukens
J W. Nolt
Alexadrain
W.er. C
Methodist Church
H.S. Wilkinson
Leroy M. Mabhbott
Mt. Vernon
Iva M. Butts
Loomis
A. EB
Hitchcock
J. L. Hannett
Chamberlain
Quarenberg
Odd Fellows Hall
Mitchell
Crescent Orchestra
Vernon
Geo. Carlson
A Crash of Colors in a Red Dining Room
In a New York Press excerpt a frustrated artist recounts a restaurant visit disrupted by a striking color clash. He sought quiet with a red-walled setting and soothing ambience but noticed a woman in a vivid blue waist, wearing a yellow hat, sipping a bright green creme de menthe, spoiling his peace.
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New York Press
Daniel Webster's Wit Prank at School
A schoolday anecdote shows Daniel Webster forced to wipe dirty hands on his pants. The stern teacher challenges him to find another soiled hand in the room. Webster presents his left hand, claiming it as a twin soiled hand and earns a recess.
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Daniel Webster
Daniel
Franklin's Fate Prefigured by His Wife
On the eve of a final voyage explorer Franklin lay sleeping when Lady Franklin tossed a cloth over his feet. He awoke in consternation and exclaimed that a flag lay over him, asking why the union jack covered a corpse.
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Franklin
Mistress-Did any one call while was out
A reader questions if anyone called while she was away. Jane confirms a caller named Maike O'Rafferty, with the mistress noting the caller was glad to hear she was found and she was glad to be found. The Philadelphia Telegraph records the exchange in a local chat.
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Jane
van Gindlemin
Maike O’rafferty
Philadelphia Telegraph
Newcomer Seeks Chicken Raiser in Town Grocery
A stranger enters a village store asking for a chicken raiser. The Talieyrand quips about using an ax or razor on poultry, highlighting the local humor and odd demand in a small town scene.
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Talieyrand
dJudze
Why They Went Swintons Move After One Year
A wife explains the Swintons are moving from the neighborhood after a year. The husband notes the timing as curious since neighbors are just getting to know them.
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Swintons
Origin of Mezzotint and its Inventor
The article traces mezzotint to Colonel von Siegen a Dutch artist at Hesse Cassel court who invented the process around 1611 inspired by rust on a weapon. It notes Siegen showed it to Prince Rupert in Brussels in 1554 and that Reynolds era engravers expanded its use by over a hundred artists.
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von Siegen
Landgrave
Hesse-Cassel
Siegen
Evelyn
Prince Rupert
Brussels
Joshua Reynolds
Raphael
A Guess at St. Teacher What do you understand by parts of speech
A humorous Chicago Tribune item notes Tommy mispronounces parts of speech and stutters while a classroom pun highlights linguistic concepts.
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Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Signs Are Old Ancient Greece They Were Used on Business Houses
The article traces the long history of signs marking shops from ancient Egypt and Greece to Rome, noting street names like Vicus Ursi Pileati and the spread of signs in late medieval England with taverns and alehouses. It cites Athenaeus and Lucian and mentions Pompeii and Herculaneum evidence.
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East
Aristophanes
Lucian
Athenaeus
Pompeii
Heraculaneum
London
Vicus Ursi Pileati
England
Julian King Calford
St. Nicholas
Jumping Soars At Western Skeet Event
A vivid excerpt from Country Life In America describes a skee jumping contest among western states clubs. The piece captures the thrill of descent and the sudden lift as a jumper sails through space toward a long, shining white slope and lands with a sharp electric jolt after a hundred feet or more of flight.
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Earth
America
Ominous Paint Spill Causes Club Member's Sudden Death
In a west end club a workman dripped red paint on a dinner sign list, striking out the first name. Some called it bad omen, others bemused. The named member fell ill the next day and died in the club the night before the dinner.
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West End
Hamlet
Valuable Shares of New River Company Hold World’s Finest Stock
The New River company holds premier shares once priced at £5 each. Charles I reassigned Lisking’s shares for £500 yearly, a payment still made as the king’s clog. Dividend history exceeds £2,000 per share, and one share fetched £122,000 at public auction. Face value stands at £100.
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New River Corporation
Charles I
Lisking
London Standard
Webster's Generosity Over Debt Upset by Court
The Springfield Republican recalls Daniel Webster's fear of defying a market man who sued him for unpaid bills. Webster admitted he would be sued repeatedly but begged not to starve him, noting he was always willing to owe as much as others allowed.
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Opera House
New Orleans
Paul Bass
Asl
Webster
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Mr. Webster
Springfield Republican
Conjugal Repartee Cracked Up at Washington Post
A light exchange between a wife and husband at the Washington Post humor column shows jest over a slow dress moment as the wife complains about her dress train and the husband teases about being behind in the banter.
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Washington Post
Getting Even in Brooklyn Life
Miss Passage pleads trust as she asks Vera Porte to consider her criticisms as coming from a longtime friend. The exchange frames a personal conflict within a social column context.
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Miss Passage
Vera Porte
Brooklyn
Charity and sins in the thin spread of aid
A Philadelphia Press comment contrasts charity with self interest, noting hypocrisy when helping others while ignoring one’s own faults. The piece plays on the old saying that charity covers sins, arguing against double standards.
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Kwater
Philadelphia Press
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